FUCHSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FUCHSIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUCHSIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUCHSIA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUCHSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fuchsiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUCHSIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FUCHSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does FUCHSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A garden shrub with hanging, tube-shaped flowers, or the vivid purplish-red colour of those flowers.
Gardeners grow fuchsia in pots and hanging baskets for its drooping two-tone blooms. The plant was named after a German botanist, Leonhart Fuchs. As a colour name, fuchsia sits between pink and purple and is bright enough to stand out in any outfit.
How FUCHSIA is used
Fuchsia names both the plant and the strong pink-purple colour taken from it.
- A fuchsia hung in a basket by the porch.
- She painted the door a bold shade of fuchsia.
- The fuchsia bloomed all summer in the shade.
- Her fuchsia scarf was easy to spot in the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUCHSIA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUCHSIA
1 longer words begin with FUCHSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in FUCHSIA
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Common questions about FUCHSIA
- Is FUCHSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUCHSIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUCHSIA worth?
- FUCHSIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUCHSIA mean?
- A garden shrub with hanging, tube-shaped flowers, or the vivid purplish-red colour of those flowers.
- What letters can be added to FUCHSIA?
- FUCHSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FUCHSIA:
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